A screening experience called Elevated Rides describes their mission as “to help you realize your full potential by helping you relax, escape the stress of daily life, and focus on your next move.”
The concept was developed in Europe and has gained momentum in the United States as a way to refresh the mind and body following a workout or class. It features a bike attached to an overhead track or platform that riders sit on raised feet with assistive devices provided.
Because of its simplicity, this rides is a great way for beginning cyclists to learn how to stay balanced and leveled while riding. The gym-quality track allows riders to practice proper foot placement, seat position, and overall balance.
This rides is offered in both guided and untrained formats. Guided Elevated Rides are designed by a professional on bike counsellor to help riders become more independent as they adjust to riding without pedals.
These blocks can include the following:
emotionally difficult tasks, concerns, or situations that make you feel stressed, worried, or emotionally charged. These are also referred to as Zeit-Catch-20s (time pressure is always a stressor).
When these Zeit-Catch-20s occur, it is important for the rider to access their cannabis to reduce this stress and help them perform their cycle. Elevated rides can be an awesome way to practice wellness habits and team collaboration.
As a training tool, cannabis can be used at the onset of a ride to help you relax and catch your breath. On a more advanced ride, you may want to use it for pain relief! Having access to your cannabis can be helpful when these time constraints are truely met!
On higher elevation rides, it is recommended that participants consume their cannabis before the climb in order to reduce restlessness and anxiety.
Elevated rides are the new buzzword in the world of cycling
It’s a term thrown around frequently these days: elevated ride. Most riders would agree that when you are riding a bike, you need to be able to climb hills, but what if there was another option for cycling?
Cannabis has been used for centuries as a spiritual and medicinal remedy. Even in the early days, cannabis was considered valuable enough to be stored and protected as an asset of national security.
Today, cannabis is considered a dietary supplement and is commonly used as a stress reliever and sleep aid. Several studies have shown that using cannabis can help reduce pain and increase relaxation which is an essential part of healing yourself or healing someone else.
Athletes and enthusiasts are using cannabis to overcome endurance sports mental blocks
from training to competing, users find that cannabis can help them overcome their fears and makelogy of the tasks required in their sport.
In his book The Tao of Bicycling, author and cycling coach Andy Miller discusses several ways to use cannabis during training and competitive cycling. He suggests starting your training with a CBD oil and/or a hallucinogenic compound such as kif Krokodil or naphtha, then adding CBD or other compounds if necessary.
He also mentions working with your team doctor to determine if you have any health issues that may affect your performance while using cannabis, whether it is safe to use during competition or not. Team captains should take care of this ahead of competition to ensure no one is doping-out due to lack of knowledge.
Cannabis can help alleviate performance anxiety
Many cyclists suffer from performance anxiety, or performance stress, due to nervousness about the ride or event. This can be felt both on and off the bike!
As a former race organizer and drug prevention specialist, I have seen the effects of performance anxiety in the cycling community. Many riders are reluctant to join rides and events due to this feeling of stress.
Cannabis has a history of being used as a sleep aid, so many riders find that it helps them relax before an event or ride and gives them more confidence in themselves.
Cyclists need to have a clear head
When you are riding your own bike at high speeds, your body can experience moments of stress. This is true for any sport, but cycling is known for its aggressive style of training and competitive atmosphere.
Even at a leisurely pace, cycling can be stressful. You are forced to concentration and multitasking when training in a group setting. You have to know where the front and rear wheel are at all times while pedaling.
When you are training at a serious level, the intensity can make you feel like you are on speed-like drugs. This can make having a relaxed lifestyle after Training has been was difficult%.
But there is a way to keep a clear head on the bike, and that is with cannabis.
Cycling is one of the most challenging sports out there
It’s more physically demanding than other sports, and because it is so specific to the terrain, there are very limited substitutes.
Therefore, the use of cannabis can help you get through your workout with less pain and stressetta!
As mentioned earlier, elevated rides are common. You can find them in hospitals where patients are transferred on a motorized vehicle, or on a closed-off area that needs to be made accessible.
Some patients use it to reduce anxiety or improve moods when in need of a boost.
It’s natural for anyone who rides a bike to get stuck on a hill once in a while
This is normal, as the same laws that apply to cars apply to bikes. There are bike paths and lanes where vehicles cannot go and bikes can!
When a rider gets stuck on a hill, they usually stick with the same rhythm they were riding before until freed by a downhill segment or two.
They continue their ride at a relaxed pace, feeling relaxed because they know cannabis is present in their body that helping them ride easier is present in how they feel on the bike.
